This part of your story was what I focused on: “that left 27,065 fans happily smacking palms with one another as they left Rangers Ballpark”.

I took my boys to see the game, and vibe after the game was unmistakable. People were as enthusiastic as I had seen them in a while. You could sense the reliefl. If the losing streth had drained the life-force out of the fan base (and let’s be clear, a loss yesterday would have been a severe blow to that life force), it might have all been reversed with that one swing. As much as the team needed that win, and I mean NEEDED (the difference in 5-7 vs. 4-8 is huge – remember how we were seemingly chasing .500 for months last years? You don’t want to fall 4 under), the FANS needed it more.

I wouldn’t have been able to read the sports today if we had lost. This gives us a chance to start over (I love your re-boot analogy).

Let’s get that positive vibe back that developed over the spring and built in the first homestand and get back to work.

(of course now we get to go face Halladay, the biggest bad a$$ in all the land!)

BTW, when does everyone realize that we have the BEST player in baseball right here in our backyard? I’m afraid to ever meet the guy, b/c I would Chris Farley him to death! I think my man-crush for him is getting unhealthy!